JOURNAL ARTICLE

Investigators at University of Rochester Discuss Findings in Personality and Social Psychology (Coherence and the Conjunction Fallacy).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2025. P. 245 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

The article discusses research on the conjunction fallacy within the field of Personality and Social Psychology, conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester. The study found that participants were more likely to commit the conjunction fallacy when presented with a coherent sequence of events compared to a non-coherent one. This suggests that the coherence of events can influence the likelihood of falling into this cognitive error. The research was peer-reviewed and highlights the importance of coherence in understanding how people assess probabilities in social contexts. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2025/06, p245
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Psychology
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:185535208
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